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Carters Springs

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Elevation, modelled
1,778 m
Tallest summit within 20.0 miles
Freel Peak3,305 m · 14.6 mi
Nearest byway
Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway11.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
38.8371, -119.6294
Carters Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Carters Springs is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,778 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Carters Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freel PeakW 276°3,305 m14.6 mi
Jobs SisterW 277°3,299 m13.8 mi
Jobs PeakW 277°3,233 m12.6 mi
Monument PeakWNW 292°3,068 m15.6 mi
Raymond PeakSW 214°3,055 m19.5 mi
Hawkins PeakWSW 243°3,052 m14.8 mi
Trimmer PeakW 279°3,016 m16.0 mi
East PeakWNW 296°2,899 m16.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 34
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3419:4820:28
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1415:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485665737264534234
Precip in0.60.41.10.40.60.10.30.30.20.20.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 9 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1.31.82.72.82.91.90.90.80.40.61.11.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pine Nut CK NR Gardnerville, NV, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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